Culturally Releveant Books: Connecting Hispanic Students to the Curriculum

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  • Alma Dolores Rodríguez

Abstract

Minority students in the United States (US) need to connect with the curriculum in order to have a meaningful schooling experience. This paper promotes the integration of culturally relevant books into the bilingual and English as a second language (ESL) curriculum for Hispanic English language learners (ELLs). A study was conducted with bilingual and ESL pre-service teachers who learned about the benefits of using culturally relevant books in their teacher preparation program. Pre-service teachers realized that culturally relevant books connect Hispanic ELLs to the curriculum and engage them in reading. Through the study, participants gained confidence working with ELLs and expressed a desire to use culturally relevant books in their teaching.

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2009-11-01

How to Cite

Rodríguez, A. D. (2009). Culturally Releveant Books: Connecting Hispanic Students to the Curriculum. GIST – Education and Learning Research Journal, (3), 11–29. Retrieved from https://latinjournal.org/index.php/gist/article/view/572

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